... proportions. Vitruvius believed that buildings should be based on the proportions of a human body which is the model of perfection. He defends this by stating that the human body with arms and legs extended fits into the perfect geometric forms, the circle, and the square. Da Vinci incorporated such proportions into his drawing of the perfect model - man. His work is ... the return to Roman thought. "The presence of antique Gods is also influences from classical, examples are Minerva (Goddess of Reason) on side of rational thinkers, and Apollo (God of Poetry) on side of inspirational th...

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